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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · 1d

The view from Seven Heads, Cork. Sadly I messed up the digiscoping effort for the Soft plumaged Petrel past Seven Heads, Cork at 10.52 this morning but thrilled the lads on Galley Head got it nearly an hour later. Persistence pays off for seawatching

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · 29d

Ireland’s third Isabelline Wheatear was showing very well over the border in Dungarvan this morning. Hopefully have something more colourful to post tomorrow from west Cork.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Oct 5

Currently looking at research on Woodpigeons in Ireland. They are the most commonly struck (by aircraft) large bird at Dublin Airport. Strikes generally occur in the evening and hit the starboard engine mostly. An interesting added complexity to consider when choosing your flight and seat.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Oct 3

I had forgotten that aspect of Steve’s bird. So, yours is the second to be trapped but the first to be ringed on Cape.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Sep 29

I think Steve also ringed one on Cape, an autumn bird, some years ago.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Sep 21

I’ll bet Paul was pushing to go that 1km north into Irish waters 😊

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Aug 19

In the absence of many birds I’ve gone to the dark side and started moth trapping as part of the Farmer moth monitoring program with the NBDC. One of the more striking species is Blood Vein of which I seem to have a good population of.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Jun 27

A great June seawatch off Galley Head today with 13 Wilson’s storm petrels. The 2nd highest count from land in Cork I think. Also good numbers of Cory’s and one of 7 Great Shearwaters below.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Apr 20

Russian White fronted Goose at Kilcolman fen in north Cork a few days ago. About the 7th county record per The Birds of County Cork.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Apr 2

An incredible arrival of Hoopoes into Co Cork today with at least 30 new birds being found, so far. I saw 4 of which this was the most obliging.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Mar 26

Hi Richard, yes no problem. Paul

Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Mar 22

Finally got in on the Hoopoe action today with this bird at Guileen village.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Mar 22

You should face the camera when taking selfies

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Mar 16

In particular this bit “Changes in ratios are most apparent in the North Sea, Irish Sea and West of Scotland. Furthermore, it seems that Lusitanian species have not spread in all northward directions, but have followed two particular routes, through the English Channel and north around Scotland”

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Mar 16

This is worth reading www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

Changes in fish distribution in Europe's seas

Human activities and climate change place increasing pressure on the marine environment, leading to shifts in marine primary productivity, food-web dynamics and species’ geographical distributions. Th...

www.eea.europa.eu

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Mar 12

Currently writing the Stock Dove account for the forthcoming Birds of Ireland, so this obliging bird today was a nice reminder of how underrated the species is. And as I’ve discovered how little studied they are in Ireland.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Mar 4

Possibly up to 1000 Barn Owls are killed on roads in Ireland every year. This one this morning near Midleton. A female I’m guessing though open to correction.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Jan 9

Anyone doing supplementary feeding should invest in something like this also. Gas powered non toxic and with an App that gives you live updates!

Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Dec 23

Both male Northern Harriers that had been in Wexford earlier in the autumn turned up in east Cork, a movement of over 100km, during November and December but have now moved on. I wonder where they will breed next summer.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Dec 7

The Yellow crowned Night Heron in Mayo last May was lucky to find a river with Crayfish as they are rapidly disappearing from rivers countrywide due to plague. An Ark population has now been established at Fota wildlife park to hopefully secure the species’ future in case they go extinct in the wild

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Nov 26

Corn Bunting went extinct in Ireland in the mid 1990s with only a handful of records since then. I took this photo at Ballycotton in 1992. Incredibly I can only find one or two other photos of a Corn Bunting taken in Ireland, which is one reason why this photo is so bad.

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Nov 20

I don’t think so with a Northern as one. All five species were seen at Tacumshin in 2011 but didn’t overlap

Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Nov 20

That male is stunning

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Nov 14

An incredible Harrier fest at Ballyvergan marsh this evening with four species present. Juvenile Pallid, male Northern and Marsh Harriers pictured. Pics by Michael Jones. #Harriers

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Paul Moore @birderpaul.bsky.social · Nov 14

There has been a noticeable uptick in Marsh Harrier numbers in Ireland this year, especially of males which have always been far scarcer than females. Presumably they’re from the expanding UK population. Hopefully more breeding attempts might be imminent since the last in 2020

BC_Gemma @bcgemma.bsky.social · Nov 14

Delighted to spot this stunning male Marsh Harrier near home recently. #birds

Male hen harrier hunting over a reed bed.

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